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  1. 1Azure provides HPC and wants to maximize its usage in the energy sector. What would be your strategy to ensure all energy sector clients move to HPC instead of AWS services?HardProduct· Google
  2. 2How many bottles of wine are opened per day?MediumProduct· Google
  3. 3How much does it cost Google to run Google Photos?HardProduct· Google
  4. 4Estimate the cost to replace lost street view data for Google Maps in NY.HardBehavioralProduct· Google
  5. 5How many grains of rice are in a 10kg bag?MediumProduct· Google
  6. 6How many drones would be needed to deliver all FedEx packages in the US?HardProduct· Google
  7. 7Pick an airport and estimate the number of people going through the metal detectors in a day.HardProduct· Google
  8. 8Pick an airport and estimate the number of people going through the security scan every day.MediumProductSystem design· Google
  9. 9Estimate the annual cost of running YouTube.HardProduct· Google
  10. 10Estimate the number of tires purchased annually by a large car dealership in San Jose, California.MediumProduct· Google
  11. 11Estimate the bandwidth (bits/s) of a 747 crossing the Atlantic filled with CDROMs.MediumProduct· Google
  12. 12Estimate the number of cinema tickets sold in the US in one year.MediumProduct· Google
  13. 13Estimate the cost of storing Google Earth photos.HardProduct· Google
  14. 14Estimate the annual cost of managing Google Photos. What factors would you consider in your calculation?HardProduct· Google
  15. 15Estimate how much it costs to run Youtube for a dayHardProduct· Google
  16. 16Estimate the number of Gmail users in the US.MediumProduct· Google
  17. 17Estimate Google Ads revenue.MediumProduct· Google
  18. 18Estimate the number of Google Drive users.MediumProduct· Google
  19. 19Estimate the storage needs for Google Photos on Pixel phones.HardProductSystem design· Google
  20. 20Estimate the number of high school students in the US.MediumProduct· Google
  21. 21Estimate the total internet bandwidth required for a campus of 1000 graduate students.MediumProduct· Google
  22. 22Estimate the number of people who use Google Search to find a new job.HardProduct· Google
  23. 23Estimate the number of millennial homeowners in the US.MediumProduct· Google
  24. 24Estimate the number of motels in the US.MediumProduct· Google